Shanghai made concessions on Wednesday to an unpopular Covid-19 lockdown policy that separates children from parents, but extended a lockdown across the city that left some residents struggling to buy food.
O lockdown in China’s most populous city, which started in parts of Shanghai 10 days ago and has now confined nearly all of its 26 million residents, has disrupted everyday life and business.
Public criticism of the restrictions, part of China’s Covid-19 elimination strategy, ranged from complaints about crowded and unsanitary quarantine centers to difficulties in purchasing food or accessing medical treatment.
While Shanghai’s caseload remains small by global standards, the city has become a test bed for China’s anti-Covid strategy that seeks to centrally test, track and quarantine all positive cases and their close contacts.
Analysts say the impact of restrictions on the economy is increasing, especially for small businesses, with nearly 200 million people across China under some form of lockdownaccording to estimates.
The most controversial of Shanghai’s practices has been separating Covid-positive children from their parents, which came to light on Saturday and sparked widespread anger across the country.
The Shanghai government responded two days ago by allowing parents who were also infected to accompany their children to Covid isolation centers, but complaints persisted about children separated from parents who had not tested positive for Covid.
Source: CNN Brasil

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